Package carrier



Feb. 3, 1925. 1,525,383 C. HAARBERG PAQKAGE CARRIER FjL-ed. July 19,. 1924 IN [/15 IV TOR 212, 114 110 9 ATTORNEYS l r Patented Feb. 3, 1925. i,d25,3dd

""2 STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CATO HAARBERG, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

PACKAGE CARRIER.

Application filed .l'nly 19, 1924. Serial No. 727,054.

To all whomz't may concern: showing a further modified form of the in- 55 Be it known that I, CATO HAARBERG, a ventiou.

citizen of the United States of America, and In carrying out my invention in accorda resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook ance with the illustrated example, two lona and State of Illinois, have invented a new gitudinal carrier bars are provided,

and Improved Package Carrier, of which adapted to be disposed at each side of a 60 the following is a description. packing case A or other package to be car- My invention relates to a carrier for boxes ried. On each end of each bar is provided and other packages, and particularly to that a turnable sleeve 11, which may have a suit- 10 type of carrier involving two carrier bars so able formation to enable a firm grip to be that the package can be carried by two pertaken by those carrying the device, and of 65 sons in tandem and gripping the ends of the a character to be engaged by the thumb or bars. finger for turning the sleeves.

The general object of my invention is to In the form shown in Figures 1 to 3, each is provide a device of the indicated. character sleeve 11 is formed with diametrically oppoimproved in various particulars especially site thumb pieces 12 directed radially out- 7 with respect to means whereby the persons ward sufiiciently distant from the end of the carrying the package may cause the packsleeve to afford an end cylindrical portion so age to be firml gripped at the sides by mathat two handles at one end may be readily nipulation of the carrier bars. grasped by the persons carrying the pack- More specifically, the invention has for age and with the lateral thumb members 75 an object to provide a device of the indidisposed for one of the thumbs of each cated purpose having increased etlicienoy hand to engage a member 12 as indicated by and characterized by simplicity of cons-trucdot-and-dash lines in Figure 3 for turning tion as well as convenience of manipulation the sleeves on the rod 10.

and control to grip or release the package. Those sleeves at the corresponding ends The nature of my invention and its dis of the two bars 10 are connected in pairs by tinguishing features and advantages will a transverse flexible element such as a chain clearly appear as the description proceeds. 13. Each sleeve 11 adjacent to that end op- 30 Reference is to be had to the accompanyposite to that to be grasped is formed with ing drawings forming a part of this specifian annular series of radially disposed 8 cation, it being understood that the drawspurs 14:. ings are merely illustrative of practical ex- With the described construction when the amples of the invention. thumbs of the persons to carry the package Figure 1 is a plan view of a package carare pressed against one of the members 19 rier embodying my invention showing the for turning the sleeves 11 in a direction to same applied to a packing case for the carwind up the chains 13 and thereby draw the rying of the same; bars 10 toward each other so that the spurs Figure 2 is a fragmentary end view on an 14 will engage the sides of the box or other to enlarged scale of a portion of the carrier package A.

showing one of the carrier bars and a por- The chains 18 are adapted to be adjusted tion of the flexible connection between the to vary their total lengths: to suit boxes or bars before the device is disposed in gripother packages of various widths. In the ping relation to the packing case shown in illustrated example one end of each chain is 45 part; adapted to have a linkthereof engaged with Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 on a snaphook 15 which is held to the adjathe same enlarged scale but showing the cent sleeve 11 by a link 16 connected with a parts in said Figure 2 disposed in a manner rigid loop 17 on the sleeve. to cause the package to be gripped; It will be observed from the foregoing 50 Figure d is a fragmentary plan view on that an approximate adjustment of the disabout the scale of Figure 1 showing an end tance between the two side bars 10 is proportion of one of the bars and illustrating a duced by adjusting the length of the chains modified hand-hold element. 13 and that an additional drawing of the Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 4 bars 10 with their sleeves 11 toward each other gripping members provided on the sleeves with the sides of the 'package. Indeed, it will be clear that by turning the sleevesill s-ufli'ciently to wind up the chains 13 to a material extent, any adjustment of the distance between the bars may be er"- fected within the limits of the lengths of the chains 13'.

In the form shown in Figure 4 a part of a box A is indicated as in the other figures and the modification includes the same bars 10, chains 13 and the spurs 14, said spurs being employed as the preferred form of gripping means. in Figure 4, however, the sleeve designated 111 and corresponding generally with the sleeves 11 instead oi 'being provided with the diametrically opposite thumb pieces 12, is provided with an offset handle 112- which may be disposed at the outer side of the sleeve or side remote from the package A and as said offset handle 112 or" a pair of sleeves 111 is grasped, the sleeves will be automatically turned to wind up the chains (13) and engage the spurs 1a with the sides of the package.

In the form shown in Figure 5 the spurs, 114, are directly on the bar 110, also the offset handle 212 is integral with the bar 110 and the chains, one of which is indicated, are connected directly at the ends thereof with said bar 110.

I would state in conclusion that while the illustrated examples constitute practical embodiments of my invention, I do not limit myself strictly to the exact details herein illustrated, since, manifestly, the same can be considerably varied without departure from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim: 7

1. A package carrier comprising a pair of bars adapted to be disposed at the 0pposite sides of the packages, sleeves turn- ,able on said bars at the ends thereof, said sleeves affording a zone adapted to be grasped by the hands of the persons using the carrier, means on the sleeves to be engaged by the hand grasping the sleeves to turn the sleeves on the rods, means on the sleeves adapted to engage and grip the sides of the package, and flexible elements connecting the sleeves at the corresponding ends of the bars, so that the turning of the sleeves on the bars will wind or unwind said flexible elements.

2. A package carrier comprising bars adapted to be disposed at opposite sides of a package, transverse flexible elements disposed between the bars, and means to cause winding up 01 said flexible elements in convolntio-ns disposed about the axes of the bars l 3. A package carrier comprising bars adapted to be disposed at opposite sides of a packageisleeves turnable on the bars at each end a d adapted to be grasped, and flexible elements extending transversely between and secured to said sleeves to wind thereon by the turning of the sleeves.

4. A package carrier comprising bars adapted to be disposed at opposite sides of a package, transverse flexible elements disposed between the bars, and means to cause winding up of said flexible elements in convolutions disposed about the axes of the bars, together with means to automatically grip the package with the winding of the chains and the shortening of the distance between the sides.

A package carrier comprising bars adapted to be disposed at opposite sides of the package, gripping means directly on the transverse flexible elements disposed bars, between the bars, and means to cause winding up of said flexible elements in convolutions disposed about the axes of the bars.

6. A package carrier comprising bars adapted to be disposed at opposite sides of a package, sleeves turnable on the bars at each end and adapted to be grasped, and exible elements extending transversely between and secured to said sleeves to wind thereon by the turning of the sleeves, together with means on the sleeves adapted to be engaged by the hands of the users of the carrier for bringing about the turning 100 movement of the sleeves.

7. A package carrier comprising longitudinal bars adapted to be disposed at opposite sides of the package, sleeves. turnable on the bars at each end and adapted to be 105 grasped, means on the sleeves adapted to be en aged by the hands for turning the sleeves, approximately radial spurs on the sleeves adapted to engage the package, and

transverse flexible connections between the 110 sleeves at the respective ends of the bars. CATO HAARBERG. 

